Quality of life comparison
If you lived in Nauru instead of Ecuador, you would:
Health
see 99.8% more spent on your healthcare
Ecuador spends $1,238 per person on healthcare as of 2023 (international dollars, adjusted for prices). Nauru spends $2,474 as of 2023.
live 15.3 years less
In Ecuador, the average life expectancy is 78 years (75 years for men, 80 years for women) as of 2024. In Nauru, that number is 62 years (60 years for men, 64 years for women) as of 2024.
be 2.5 times more likely to be obese
In Ecuador, 28.9% of adults are obese as of 2024. In Nauru, that number is 71.4% of people as of 2024.
have 22.1% less access to essential health services
Ecuador scores 77 out of 100 on the universal health coverage index as of 2021. Nauru scores 60 as of 2021.
Economy
make 2.1 times more money
Ecuador has a GDP per capita of $7,125 as of 2025, while in Nauru, the GDP per capita is $14,640 as of 2025.
Life
be 29.4% less likely to die during infancy
In Ecuador, approximately 10.9 children (per 1,000 live births) die before they reach the age of one as of 2024. In Nauru, on the other hand, 7.7 children do as of 2024.
have 65.7% more children
In Ecuador, there are approximately 14.8 babies per 1,000 people as of 2024. In Nauru, there are 24.6 babies per 1,000 people as of 2024.
be 5.0 times more likely to die during childbirth
In Ecuador, approximately 55.0 women die from pregnancy or childbirth per 100,000 live births as of 2023. In Nauru, 273.0 women do as of 2023.
Expenditures
spend 56.6% more on education
Ecuador spends 3.7% of its total GDP on education as of 2024. Nauru spends 5.8% of total GDP on education as of 2023.
spend 2.4 times more on healthcare
Ecuador spends 7.6% of its total GDP on healthcare as of 2023. In Nauru, that number is 18.2% of GDP as of 2023.
Geography
see 98.7% less coastline
Ecuador has a total of 2,237 km of coastline. In Nauru, that number is 30 km.
Safety
be 65.8% less likely to die in a road accident
In Ecuador, road accidents kill 23.4 people per 100,000 as of 2021. In Nauru, they kill 8.0 per 100,000 as of 2021.
Infrastructure
find 42.3% less home broadband
Ecuador has 17.2 fixed broadband subscriptions per 100 people as of 2024. Nauru has 10.0 as of 2022.
Sources: World Bank (2022–2025), United Nations SDG Indicators (2021), World Health Organization (2024), The World Factbook. How we calculate this
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